Child&#39;s sleigh



June 16, 1953 -rm 2,642,292

CHILD'S SLEIGH 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 20, 1950 lnventow l 2 I W 2Attorneys i lillll June 16, 1953 G, o N 2,642,292

CHILD'S SLEIGH Filed July 20. 1950 v T 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lnventor' 7 a IGem/'0 mm Attorneys Patented June 16, 1953 esteem" n, St. Ged eonnl a St1! 'F9i i 1 eQ eede*- Application m 20 wamsenarnq.assess 1 The presentinvention ;relates stoma moreparticularly toa childs sleigh which may beeasily converted into swing or neadily mounted on Wheels.

The main object, accordingtowthe present in- 1 Claim. (crest-512,)

toy I and venti'on, is the provision ofaichilds lsleigh of simple andstrong construction which .will [provide eifective guardstoprotect.,.the child-against injury.

Still another important object, according to the present invention, isthe, provision ofgatsleigh in which the runnlersfare bentback around"themselves to form loops extending above and on both sides .nf,the seatof the sleigh thereby providin guards for the user of the .slelgh.

Another important object, according ,to the present. invention, ,is the,proyision of a -childs sleigh provided with a, steering means :of novelconstruction.

Still another important object, according to the present invention, isthe provision of a childs sleigh which may be readily converted for useas a. childs swing or may be mounted on wheels. The foregoing and otherimportant objects according to the present invention will become moreapparent during the following disclosure and by referring to thedrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device according to the presentinvention used as a sleigh;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same; Figure 3 is a front elevation ofthe same; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the sleigh according to theinvention provided with steering means;

Figure 5 is a fractional cross-section of the 1* steering means for thesleigh according to the invention;

Figure 6 is a. perspective view of the sleigh showing how the same maybe mounted on wheels;

Figure '7 is a fractional view of the sleigh according to Figure 6showing in section the brackets supportingthe steering member; and

Figure 8 is a fractional view of the rear part of the sleigh accordingto Figure 6 showing he the rear wheels are mounted; and r Figure 9 is aperspective view of the device according to the invention used as achilds swing.

Referring now more particularly to; the drawings in which like referencecharacters indicate like elements throughout, the device, according tothe present invention, comprises two spaced parallel strips forming twoloops and generally indicated by the numeral I, said loops comprising astraight bottom portion 2 upwardly and -sunn ben a t e l rent t n to r as meritlof a2.circle 3, which is extended to form downwardly inclinedguard portions vil meetin at their'slightly c'oncave "rear' ends .5, therear ends .5 ,Of the straight bottom portions 53, the insidef aces ofsaid rear ends"; andfB' havin a l. vL' l Standards" 11 ir sitionedwithin t -'.lo'ops formed,by thej'strips'f and inithje sameplane beingsecured'to-th inside of thestrai ht por- 2 n 'm ie r r i he t q Thestandards "I .are further provided I at their rear e dwit l trian ul w dP ti mntacting' at its underface the straight portion 2 and along itsslightlyfconcave' top, face the rear end h .d v warfilv inclin o tioAhoriaontally disposedtransverse' board membeill'is rigidly securedtothe top of the stand- I ards i to form a seat for the user of thedeviceaccording to the invention and also to maintain the strips I inspaced parallel relationship.

A further elongated member ID is also dis posed transversely of thedevice and secured along the rear edge of the seat 9 in inclinedposition to form the back of the seat, said member It being secured atboth ends to the underside of the downwardly inclined portion l of thestrips 1 as at H.

The device, according to the present invention, is further reinforced bymeans of transverse braces I2 and I3 secured at both ends tether stripsI at the foremost and topmost part of the loops respectively. The bracel2 will serve as a footrest for the user of the device while the brace13 serves as a handrest.

When the device is used as a sleigh, the straight portion 2 of thestrips I will serve as runners and will contact the ground.

The sleighmay be further provided with suitable steering meanscomprising two brackets 14 and I5 secured-respectively to the centerportion of the braces 12 and I3 for rotatively supporting a steeringmember It provided at its top F end with a T-shaped handle ll and at itsbot-.

tom end with a fork l8 to receive a steering shoe l9 pivotally securedthereto at the pin 20 for vertical arcua-te movement. The steering shoel9 will engage the ground and upon rotation of the handle ll will causethe sleigh to change its direction."

In summer time, the sleigh may be readily mounted on wheels as shown inFigure 6 and for that purpose the steering shoe [9 is replaced by thewheel 23 while bearings 2 Las shown in Fig- 3 ure 8, are removablysecured to the underside of the straight portion 2 of the strips l atthe rear of the seat 9, for receiving the axle 22 supporting at bothends the rear wheels 23 The device, according to the present invention,7

may be further used as a childs swing and for that purpose eye screws 24are secured to both strips I adjacent to the top brace l3 and the rearportion 5 of'the strips respectively, ropes 25 being secured to said eyescrews for hanging the device in stable swinging position, said ropesbeing secured to any convenient members by means of the hooks 28.

In all of the embodiments described hereabove, it is seen that thestrips I form substantial loops, the top of the portion 3 andthedownwardly inclined portion 4 of which form effective guards for theuser of the device, who is usually a child.

While preferred embodiments according to the present invention have beenillustrated and described it is understood that various modificationsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theappended claim.

What I claim is:

A sleigh comprising two spaced parallel runners, each runner consistingof a strip bent to form a loop having a straight ground engagingportion, an upwardly bent portion at the front end of the sleigh to forma segment of a circle and an extended downwardly inclined portion ter-'minated by a slightly concave rear end portion .having part of itsinner face in contact with the inner face of the rear end of said groundengaging portion, transverse braces secured to the fore- .most andtopmost part of said loops to serve as a hand and foot restrespectively, a standard secured on said ground engaging portion of eachof said runners and positioned in the plane of said loop, said standardshaving an elongated foot portion contacting the major part of saidground engaging portion of the runners and a rear inclined slightlyconcave top part to contact and secure the rear end portion of saiddownwardly inclined portion of the runners a transverse member mountedon said standards to form a seat and to maintain said runners in spacedparallel relationship, said seat disposed at a level lower than thefront part of said downwardly inclined portions whereby the latter formguards for the user of the sleigh and an inclined transverse platemember secured to and extending along the rear edge of said seat to forma back, said plate secured at both ends to said downwardly inclinedportions of said runners.

' GERARD FOR'IIN.

- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSNumber Name Date D. 149,500 Hollander May 4, 1948 264,769 Russell Sept.19, 1882 536,202 Hamlin Mar. 26, 1895 1,462,889 Slater July 24, 19231,478,768 Schwartz Dec. 25, 1923 2,276,792 Peltier Mar. 1"], 19422,294,223 Castelli Aug. 25, 1942 2,366,135 Vermette Dec. 26, 19 242,462,648 Kuppin Feb. 22, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date90,203 Switzerland Dec. 16, 1921 98,033 Austria Sept. 25, 1924 170,267Switzerland Sept. 16, 1934 236,790 Germany July 12, 1911

